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Some politicians from the parties  readying to form a new Cabinet later this month have criticized the defense ministry\u2019s South Korean purchase, stating the order could be detrimental to the domestic manufacturing of the Krab. To produce the Krab\u2019s chassis, PGZ\u2019s subsidiary Huta Stalowa Wola bought a license from Hanwha Defense to obtain the technology used in the chassis of the company\u2019s K9 Thunder howitzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Dec. 7, Pawe\u0142 Bejda, a lawmaker for the Polish People\u2019s Party, one of the forces set to oust the ruling Law and Justice party, criticized the outgoing defense minister. \u201cB\u0142aszczak says, \u2018The Polish defense industry is always the fist choice.\u2019 But several days earlier, the same man, instead of ordering Krab howitzers from Huta Stalowa Wola, sent a further 13 billion zloty of Polish taxpayers\u2019 money to South Korea for K9 howitzers,\u201d Bejda said in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u0142aszczak\u2019s remarks today could be considered as his defense of the Dec. 4 contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn order not to waste time, we also cooperate with foreign suppliers\u201d he said. \u201cCooperation with the Republic of Korea is also beneficial for the Polish defense industry. 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